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Quilting in Black and White from Becca's Crazy Projects

Picking thread for a quilt is just as important, and fun, as picking the fabrics. In this case, I went with the lightest gray to coordinate with the white-on-white backing.

The quilting I planned and the quilting I got didn't match but I really like the result.

Here is a view of the back of the quilt so you can see the texture. The wood grain ended up a little more organic than I planned but I really like the texture.

Ready to box up and send by to the top maker for her to finish.

And for anyone ...

added by Becca 3 years, 7 months ago. under 2020 , adventure , crazy , custom , design , project , projects , quilt , quilter

Custom Masks from Becca's Crazy Projects

Another quilter asked if I could make a pair of custom masks for a bride and groom. I said yes.

First, I used the machine's built-in fonts to design the embroidery and make it the size I needed. I then learned about poor embroidery alignment on pre-cut fabric and how my embroidery thinks I want one color when I want another. It was a good test.

Then, I got it right on the second time. I even managed to get it similarly lined up on the second mask.

Different lining for yet another visual indication of who each belongs ...

added by Becca 3 years, 8 months ago. under 2020 , adventure , crazy , custom , design , embroidery , face mask , maryland , mask , md , pattern , project , projects , sew , sew my stash , sewing , special occasion , tool , wedding

Heidi's wedding quilt from Fabric Engineer

The wedding quilt is finished!

It's large and therefore hard to get a picture of. However, it wasn't too large for my quilter, so that was awesome. The pattern is from the July/Aug '19 issue of Quiltmaker and designed by Sylvia Schaefer. (The official name is Glow Tiles.) I'll admit, I didn't like the pattern in the magazine. It's one of the first patterns I've made from a magazine, so they might all be this way. There were a few details that were missing so I had to do a lot of flipping ...

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